[社会新闻] 乔治亚流行水蛭疗法

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前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病，以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮，乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大，用来治疗其他疾病。
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9 T: g- y4 t/ Z9 _2 w% u0 Z" `　　乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法，病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭，更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上，经过一、二十分钟，水蛭吸完血，身体膨胀4倍，就可以取下，接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上，等吸完血再取出，医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带，就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说，她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de( ~; ^3 z( I* |

* q& v3 _$ [$ m) K, o  x0 @* G8 S　　另外，有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人，也会用水蛭疗法降低血压，或是治疗头痛。一名医师说，不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病，乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国，也有不少人接受这种疗法。
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/ _7 l: m) s% N* J- _( @7 L& xWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; z9 [4 g/ M% i" B( C4 H

  t" s& L" @0 X4 N% V' [7 L5 \The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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: Y/ _+ Z& {9 A$ C) z3 g. P1 YThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia.- K+ Y& |+ q' d$ n$ W6 e, }8 _

, e) @' m* R% h: _5 Z; Z2 CDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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